The Toll Rises: Seventy-seven people are now dead in Northern California’s Camp fire and the search for bodies goes on. They are using rapid result DNA identification kits. The fire burned at least 10,600 homes and buildings. Pacific Gas and …

Denial Ain’t a River: President Trump is sticking with his friends in Saudi Arabia despite reports that the CIA has concluded that the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered on the orders of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.   “They have …

The Prince, With a Hit Squad, In the Embassy: The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Istanbul embassy last month. The Washington Post first reported the story. …

The Smoking Ruins: Searchers have now found 63 bodies among the burned ruins in and around Paradise, Calif. north of Sacramento. Possibly more astounding is the number of people still reported missing or unaccounted for — 631. It is slowly …

Off with Their Heads: Saudi Arabia has charged 11 people in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and says it will seek death for five of them. The prosecutor’s office said that the 15-man team sent to confront Mr. Khashoggi in …

Washington Wildfire: Everybody is suing; Trump insults the French while marking the Hindu festival of Diwali, and Melania stomps her foot. It’s only Wednesday. The First Lady publicly demanded the firing of Deputy National Security Adviser Mira Ricardel. “It is …

The Body Count: At least 42 bodies have now been found  in the smoldering remains left by the Camp fire north of Sacramento, making it the deadliest wildfire in California history. About 200 people are reported missing and authorities are …

Wildfire: The “Camp” fire in northern California has now tied the death toll of the infamous 1933 Griffith Park fire in Los Angeles which killed 29 people. More bodies were found in the area of Paradise, Calif. over the weekend. Yesterday, …

Wildfire: The town of Paradise 80 miles north of Sacramento appears to have been obliterated by a wildfire that killed at least nine people. Five of them were overtaken in their cars as they tried to escape. The fire grew to …

California Massacre: Thirteen people are dead including the gunman after a shooting in a California bar holding a country dance night for college students. The dead included 11 people inside the bar, the shooter, and a sheriff’s sergeant who was …